Graduate Community Relations
Goldfields
Job Description
The Opportunity:
As part of the Gold Fields Graduate Program, you will complete rotations across four sites over a two-year period, including Agnew, Granny Smith, Gruyere, St Ives, and (where relevant) the Perth office. Throughout the program, you’ll work alongside members of our highly experienced technical team, gaining hands-on exposure to the gold mining environment. You’ll develop and demonstrate a set of core competencies, ensuring well-rounded capability across all key areas. This program offers genuine, real-world mining experience and the opportunity to see how your foundational university studies translate into practice.
Why Join Gold Fields?
- Structured learning that helps you build confidence and capability from day one.
- 6% site allowance and quarterly bonus up to 10% annually
- Monthly private health allowance & FIFO parking discount
- Minimum of 5 weeks annual leave, pro rata long service leave after 5 years,
Skills & Qualifications:
- Current manual driver’s licence.
- Completed your Tertiary Qualification in Community Development, Social Performance, Social Impact / Science, Indigenous Studies, Stakeholder Management (or similar) by end 2026.
- Vacation experience in a mining environment is ideal, but not essential.
About the Role:
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Support the operational delivery of Gold Fields social performance strategy, including social investment, stakeholder engagement and host community participation programs and initiatives.
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Support the implementation and management of native title agreement commitments, including cultural heritage management, cultural learning and key relationship management activities and agreement compliance system requirements.
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Build and sustain trust-based relationships with key community stakeholders, fostering meaningful partnerships and long-term collaboration to deliver shared value for host communities.
About Gold Fields
At Gold Fields, we’re proud to be one of the world’s leading gold producers and more importantly, we’re a team united by a commitment to safety, respect, and creating lasting value for our people and communities. Join an organisation endorsed by WORK180 for our commitment to creating an environment where inclusion and belonging matter, and you can build meaningful, long-term careers in mining, with fabulous mentors to guide you through from the outset.
How to Apply
Start your journey with Gold Fields: https://careers.goldfields.com/Australia
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 5th April 2026